Esophageal varices as a rare complication of central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter

Autor: Dong-Ming Tsai, Ching-Chih Hsia, Min-Ta Yang, Yung-Hsuen Hsu
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation. 43(2)
ISSN: 1523-6838
Popis: Long-term complications of tunneled cuffed catheters include infection and catheter and venous thrombosis. We present a case of a central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter complicated with esophageal varices resulting from superior vena cava obstruction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE